New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
THE TEACHERS .iEE 10 SUFFER- IS rSUAI
VOW TIE RULE o. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE WoRy'
ACTION or TuE BOARD OF EDUCATION ID
DAY.

TOw THE RULE o. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE WORKS
ACTION or THY BOARD OF HDUCA1GoN ID.
DAY.
IN important siri~c. viii come before the Boar' u
Education tol3y which TIE ,ctrh'rs have waclci for
several years with 4 deep per,nna interest The Com
i'tce On By Laws has reported acGnsi TIC Change x
h. hy laws Of tie Board in relation average attend
ance ana the Board VIII he asked to adopt i' report
The subject was referred To- tAe committee after IL bal
been considered hy tao Counittc, on Teachers. a 10
members OF wiic,i favored change in tie by Avs
AMI regard DE operation OF tie present regulation =
unjust 10 - large u.T'i'ro teachers
Isy these regulation, H. tie Attendance IN s"aoo5 t>
ra. fo yo-s o. y,a- tie a;'la,r u teachers Is 70
durcd The lowe removed FROM he school 10 o;l'-'
in tie ward untll ucnnaucn; position l. sonnd me
teacher thus ,ompve suffers oGly the Inconvenience ~
rpno val. her sllary 1o; continued and tie rISie 'as
obigaI 10 s.rit. the frat place wAr. olgTs. hgt
the Other tcscers ia ,se scoo which she has icit are
lowered one step in ier grades al salaries On account
Of tns law. su,erntc leAt Jasper yesterday explained
that on the first OF the year every principal mixes
sworn statement Of the number OF pupils IN his school
on these figures the estimate Of TIE tea'h'rN is based
In the primary school, one tcachrri- allowed iOs every
30 pupils ani in iho grammar schools one fog every -
pupils primary school ha;Ing 800 orJ2i has ten teach
ers % would give 1t eleven teachers a The so"
that has hal 5GD pu pills AMI eleven teachers !st So r
falls this year 50 ten teachers VIII ~ allowed
year some regulations oi - 'trh OF N.'SS'1 '..p
i necessary and sui~ has been FOR many years INC
method adopted ny TIE public sth0o!' ~ Ia" citN.
The Lenca.rs have fpr @tuN time 'llit"'"Fci ~
secure change IN ia" ny las witch makes thl' 'is>'
ncation They point the fact that the downtown
schools steadily decreasing ~ aticntang" ta -
wear I.9 teachers reduced i, hi11" i S'iSt Tor
ms reason a loss o. 81 % While admit u% tir M
Justice in Individual eases the ioard has hdiht.ihrt
that the basis OF average atcnanee Is Nu.n"1> t"'s
calls on the teacher 10 interest ln keep mp the A't
auce in her class J. they had Nci salaries many L.ore
teachers would become care less AMI IL te lower NdiVS
here parucha schuos established u Is mann ltihti
that he ability 20 Interest her pHPs A. well as e. IN
strlct them SPECIAL qualification 81 the teacher NIX
,surr proppsrd the Committee Oh tcacaclN IS 4 con-
promise instead of ab'l5alrg TIE basis of aNer"-e
Attendance a committee ~ tic Board shoi. nav 10
duty OF investigating each school where there was
decrease la attendance making chan rs necessary IL
IL was shown by the records Ec ctIuct sHlt " Woit
he hat the teachers had done heir work well ana hcy
were not responsible lOr tho iAng Oh III IWN' tnsIr
ga,rics should not bo Affected by the decrease Ihs
committees considered this proper measure. ana u IS
ON tic amendment trat etrtt when uc committee
ON IN Laws report as iucN clcn' NJ prrscnt NANNY
Is said rs the Amendment Is likely 10 cost the city aus
50 300 more for salaries President Shni.olLs Com
Iuis,oncrs GallawAy. Wool. Walsh, A,neH 30 re anu
others the change AMI VIII endeaNor ~ se'uie
TIE REV DE- SMITH GOES 70 ANOTHER CHCRCH.